Spring-support.



PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905.

A. E. BBALL.

SPRING SUPPORT.

APPLICATION I'IL'ED SEPT. 27. 1904.

nventor,

Witnesses: E g b9 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT E. BEALL, OF CLINTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO CORA E. BEALL, OF

CLINTON, IOWVA.

SPRING-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24., 1905.

Application filed September 27, 1904. Serial No. 226,232.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. BnALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olinton, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Spring- Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to spring-supports, and while more particularly designed for use in connection with woven-wire mattresses to reinforce the same against sagging its use is not to be confined thereto, as it is adapted for application in various other situations without any change in the structural arrangement of the article to which it is applied.

The object of the invention is in a positive manner to support a woven-wire mattress or other object against undue yielding to weight, thereby obviating unnecessary strain upon the wire strands and also securing greater comfort in use.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a spring-support, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in plan of a support, showing the same operatively connected with the end battens ofa mattress-frame. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section showing one form of assembling device for combining the support with the battens. Fig. 3 isasimilar view showing another form of assembling device. Fig. 4 is a detached detail view of the supporting element.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate the end battens of an ordinary wire-mattress-frame, the side rails and mattress being omitted, as they form no part of the present invention. Disposed intermediate of the battens is the support, which constitutes the gist of the present invention. Each of these supports constitutes a unit-that is to say, when combined with their supporting-frame they are disconnected and operate wholly independently of each otherand comprises two spring elements, each having an intermediate coiled portion 3 and 4 and a pair of arms 5 and 6, which are pitched on oppositely-dis posed angles, the terminals of the arms being looked, as by forming them with eyes 7 and 8, the eyes of the two sets of arms being disposed at right angles to each other, as will be clearly seen by reference to Fig. 4:. The arms when disconnected assume angles reverse to that shown, and thus it will be seen that when connected they pull in opposite directions and exert such strain upon the support-carrying members 9 as to cause them to be thoroughly effective in sustaining a mattress against sagging.

As herein shown, there are two forms of support-carrying members employed; but it will be obvious that other forms may be employed and still be within the scope of the invention. The form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 consists of a pair of U'shaped loops 9, the crests of which pass through the coils 3 and 4 of the supports and have their terminals formed into eyes 10, that are secured to opposite sides of the battens 1 and 2 in any suitable manner, as by means of bolts 11, passing through the eyes, and nuts 12 for holding the bolts in position.

Asecond form of support-carrying member which may be employed is shown in Fig. 3 and consists of two approximately triangular loops 13, the crests 14 of which are passed through the coils 3 and t, and their terminals are formed into eyes that are engaged by hooks 15 and a pair of attaching members 16, the latter being secured to the under sides of the battens, or, if preferred, they may be secured to the upper sides thereof, aswill be obvious.

The support herein shown is exceedingly simple of construction and may be readily manufactured and when positioned beneath a mattress will be thoroughly effective in preventing sagging thereof.

The support, as above stated, is adapted for use in connection with other than wire mattresses as, for instance, with buggy or carriage seats, lounges, couches, and the like and as this will be readily understood illustration thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A support comprising a pair of spring elements having intermediate coils and divergent connected arms, and carrying members engaging the coils.

2. A support comprising a pair of termivided with means for connection with a sup- IC nally-connected approximately V-shaped elei porting-frame.

ments having intermediate coils, and carry- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as ing members looped through the coils. my own 1 have hereto affixed my signature in 5 3. A support comprising a pair of spring the presence of tWo Witnesses.

elements having intermediate coils and diver- ALBERT E. BEALL.

gent connected arms, and carrying members lVitnesses:

having their intermediate portions in engage- GEO. B. PHELPS,

ment with the coils and their terminals pro- LIZZIE SCHNELL. 

